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The [Un]usual Planter

Aug.16.2010  by  Peter Donegan

Here, you have that. You might be able to do something with it…. That’s quite a regular statement I hear actually. Surprised ? I wasn’t. It’s not the most unusual object I’ve ever been handed. I like the odd challenge and this one was a doddle. Yesterday I filled the container with some pebble. More [...]

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The Weekend Garden Outdoors Podcast

Jul.29.2010  by  Peter Donegan

As always you can rss the podcasts via iTunes or direct via audioboo or you can subscribe to the blog and listen to them right here. Missed last weeks garden podcast ? On The Blog This Week: Scotts Weedol – they own shamrock [irish] moss peat I need a something…? wonder of I’ll ever find it Greenpeace are a [...]

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I Need A Something… ?

Jul.27.2010  by  Peter Donegan

what do you think….? Call. Coffee. Email. Or Comment…. Peter Donegan: award winning Irish gardener. Horticulturalist. Blogger. Writer. Talker. Human. Makes gardens. Either or. Will always be happy and happy gardening

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The Weekend Gardeners Podcast

Jun.24.2010  by  Peter Donegan

To the garden, as always you can rss the podcasts via iTunes or direct via audioboo or you subscribe to the blog and listen to them right here. Missed last weeks garden podcast ? Links From the blog: fruit trees – get some planted the garden group is to visit the battle of the boyne [...]

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Fruiting Investments

Jun.22.2010  by  Peter Donegan

as always you can rss the podcasts via iTunes or direct via audioboo or you subscribe to the blog and listen to them right here. As you can see from the first image we had a lot of flowers on the cherry trees a few months ago… Slight bit early maybe, I’m actually @donegangardens on [...]

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Irish Garden Radio – Podcast For The Weekend

Jun.17.2010  by  Peter Donegan

To the garden, as always you can rss the podcasts via iTunes or direct via audioboo or you subscribe to the blog and listen to them right here. Missed last weeks garden podcast ? Podcast links: cutting hedges – how do you do yours ? diana the hen ran away from home 12 new plants [...]

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12 New Plants To The Market – From Ireland

Jun.11.2010  by  Peter Donegan

I have interviewed my good friend Pat Fitzgerald before. Twice actually. But when a Kilkenny man brings 12 new plants to the market, already employs 35 people and exports [some as far as Japan] over 85% of all of his plants grown…. I think it’s more than news worthy. An Irish man selling Japanese style [...]

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Garden Radio: Gardening Advice Podcast #5

Jun.10.2010  by  Peter Donegan

I shoud get someone to me one of those radio dj intro jingles….. hence the donegan garden radio bit above…. did you just hum a jingle in your head ? To the garden, as always you can rss the podcasts via iTunes or direct via audioboo or you subscribe to the blog and listen to [...]

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Writing

May.31.2010  by  Peter Donegan

My writing began with a weekly piece for the Irish Farmers Journal in 2004. Over my 4 years there I also reported freelance for The IFJ on various events that took place. Shortly after finishing with the Journal I started writing for Self Build Ireland Magazine, a quarterly publication. I wrote on more specialist subjects [...]

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iTunes Garden Advice Podcasts

May.13.2010  by  Peter Donegan

After having a conversation with web supremo, good friend and nice guy Bernie Goldbach…. the latest addition to the weblog is the iTunes available for download podcast. In this I’m gonna try and give my 2 cents worth of advice on what, who and how in the garden. And sure if they won’t give me [...]

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Irish Blog Award 2010

Mar.10.2010  by  Peter Donegan

The 2nd round results for the Irish Blog Awards 2010 were announced today. This year I wasn’t as fortunate. That’s allowed. Those remaining in the race really are an amazing list of  weblogs. My congratulations sincerely to each and every one of them and sincerley also to the sponsors. Big bulaidh bós mór there. Of [...]

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Nominated For The Irish Blog Awards 2010

Feb.21.2010  by  Peter Donegan

Last year this weblog was nominated for the irish blog awards 2009. And this year somebody nominated this green blog again As you are most likely well aware there is a long way to go and so I shall [appropriately] quote myself from last year once again… That said – awards or not, it is [...]

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Irish Gardening Online…?

Jan.25.2010  by  Peter Donegan

I remember reading an article posted online by good friend and nursery man Pat Fitzgerald. It was about trying to promote the gardening industry. Here’s a little taster of what Pat had to say…. …we collect last years good condition gardening magazines and make some beneficial use of them instead of hoarding them. Why not [...]

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Peter Donegan Landscaping Ltd Website

Jan.25.2010  by  Peter Donegan

It’s kind of unusual when about 9 years ago I first wrote the wording for the first pages of my website. There were pages within pages with links off to one side… Maybe it’s how websites were built at the time…? In hindsight the writing, for mine, read like some sort of corporate clap trap [...]

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Irish Blog Awards 2010

Jan.13.2010  by  Peter Donegan

Last year this weblog was nominated for the annual Irish awards. This year… I think I’d be quite happy just to be mentioned again with the best in the country. If you do nominate this blog…. all I can say is thanks so very much. I hope you you had as much fun reading as [...]

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